Taman Rimba Kiara is a little green gem located in a corner of the TTDI residential area. The above flowering tree, the firmiana malayana or mata lembu, flashes in testimony to man's care-less-ness - it's one of only two trees in the park that had flowered, since then the tree had been chopped down.

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

ABF guessing game

It's quite tricky even for a regular bird-watcher to differentiate the Asian Brown Flycatchers when one gets to see them under different lights and on varied perches.  I spotted these three different birds in one day, and all were the ABF.  I would put these down to adult, first winter bird and perhaps even a sub-adult in moult.
As usual its first sighting always creates some adrenaline rush of 'could it be ....', and then anti-climax sets in.  Ahhh, a birder's roller-coaster reaction!

An adult

Could be a sub-adult in moult.

A possible first winter


Perhaps a sub-adult in moult.



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